Geraldine Page Wins an Oscar, The Color Purple Doesn't

In 1986, Geraldine Page won an Oscar after having lost 7 times. Meanwhile Whoopi Goldberg had a breakout role in the Color Purple. In this video I talk about what happened.
Music from Epidemic Sound.
Whoopi Interview in full and courtesy of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoLfTGmPGg
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